RainSoft review: beware of rainsoft equipment warranty! 9

Do not buy this product they claim if you move it can be transported they saw it has a lifetime warranty which is a lie they scammed us into a contract that costs us 12 thousand dollars which we are still paying and the softener is no good . We had to purchase another system and we tried

Calling a technician there phone number is no longer working and their offices closed in Orlando they are missing in action I heard they is a lawsuit going on anyone hear of it being so please post information since I’m still paying for a product that is broken and suppose to have a lifetime warranty

Max, you're a ### sir. There's so many other things that can make a water Softner skip cycles INCLUDING an index lever which they do not make anymore bc those systems are so out-dated. And yes, I used to work for RS. No, I'm
not affiliated with them anymore but it drives me nuts to see you sitting there filling someone's head with absolute horse [censored]. Atleast have an idea of what you're talking about before you open your mouth. And to the OP: why in the name of God would you expect RS to warranty someone else's system for YOUR lifetime? You didn't buy it...and you expect them to warranty it for YOUR lifetime? Did you also call and complain that the original purchasers warranty isn't valid on your stove when it broke? What about your refrigerator? You people drive me crazy sometimes. If you would have read your paperwork on the warranty sheet it clearly states warranties are issued to ORIGINAL PURCHASERS ONLY. Instead you just assume you're handed someone else's lifetime warranty? Let's get real here. Grow up and admit you made a mistake.

I find the post very helpful because I'm interested in buying a filtration system. Rainsoft equipment is 6, 000$ and the reverse osmosis system is not included. On top of that, you have to buy 2 different tanks (one for iron removal and one for manganese) which takes up more room in the mechanical room. Kinetico seems to be offering the same system with only one tank and says you have to replace the interior after 5 years (cost of 500$). Guarantee can be carried over or you can take the system with you. However, plumbers are not cheap and have the company to move it probably costs the same. Also, there might be new technology a less expensive price and will just as per-formant if not more (like computers and phones). Thanks for the info. MJL

Anthony...

I am awake. The Kinetico Warranty goes IS transferrable in two ways...but of course you would know that if you knew what you were talking about, right.

1. if the house is sold to a new owner, the warranty is transfered to the new owner.
2. if the original owner takes it to a new location, the warranty follows him provided the water conditions match the system.

not: to the new owner to a new location. This means warranties don't do the eBay trail.

Now, I hope that you are educated on the facts so that you needn't come back with some statement like above. Do you need documentation? I don't know any other water treatment company that offers these two aspects.

you should have transferred your old system. they tell you UP FRONT that the warranty is NOT TRANSFERRABLE, but they will allow you to move the system.

this is not a complaint against rainsoft, but against you. i could see a complaint if they refused to permit the move and did not honor the warranty.

Hey pal, the warranty is to the PURCHASER.
Why is that so hard to grasp?

If the warranty could be transferred from person to person, the unit would have to be warranted for the next million years, or until mankind died out.

Wake up, and be reasonable.

I can appreciate the problem you have with waranties that do not go very far. Whenever I see the word "lifetime" in the warranty information, RED FLAGS go up. Look for the big * and the fine print.

I have a Kinetico and the ten-year warranty is on all parts, not just some select parts. Moreover, when I take it with me to my new house (the water conditions are similar) the warranty continues. If I decided to leave it behind for the new owner, the warranty is transferred over for the remainder of the period. Pretty decent.

The new ROs work with the same deal. Even ten years on the MEMBRANE!

Andy

I disagree with what the technician was telling the customer, the reason the system was skipping the two cycles was not the control panel but a tiny microswitch behind the control panel. You have to watch technicians as they work for commission and most don't know what they are talking about, I on the other hand am a veteran Rainsoft Technician that knows what he is talking about. It is a scam, they tell you at the beginning that it comes with a lifetime warranty, but what they don't tell you is that the warranty only covers certain parts that hardly ever go bad and the others are pro rated for 5 years and you pay 10% 1st year 20% 2nd year and soforth until the 5th year which is @ 50% of the replacement parts, you really have to watch out for yourself, keep focused on what they are telling you and keep notes that is what could help you in the end any questions shot away!

My family is in the process of purchasing this system and since we are going to be paying all that money for it i asked the rep if we would be able to take it with us if we decided to leave and he informed us that we could. When and if we decide to move i will still be taking the system with me even if there is already a system installed. If someone left the system in a home and they are moving chances are there is something wrong with their system. There should have been some way for you to gain your system back since you still had a warranty for the system.